Morning rush
24 min 672 trips · 87% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
South StationtoBraintree
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A direct MBTA train from South Station to Braintree took a median 25 minutes across 3,127 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 30 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical25 min50th percentile
Slower trip30 min90th percentile
Scheduled26 minmedian timetable
On pace80%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does South Station to Braintree take?
The median completed ride from South Station to Braintree was 25 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 26 minutes.
Based on 3,127 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 25 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 30 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
South Station to Braintree times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for South Station to Braintree; Midday produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
25 min 771 trips · 73% on paceEvening rush
25 min 661 trips · 84% on paceOff-peak
25 min 1,023 trips · 80% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How South Station to Braintree was measured
The South Station to Braintree estimate uses 3,127 completed direct-trip stop-timestamp pairs matched to the schedule active for each observed train.
We publish the median because one dramatic delay should not define an everyday journey, and the 90th percentile because riders still need to understand the bad end of normal.
We do not infer why a trip ran slowly. Construction, incidents, crowding and weather require separate evidence.
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Trips related to South Station to Braintree
The South Station to Braintree record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at South Station, each with a published median duration.